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Music… and my favourite gigs
Music has always been an important part of my life even though I don’t play any instrument myself. You can read all about how I became a groupie (… there’s more of a story to those posts than you might guess from the title!) Music has also enabled me to meet the most wonderful people and make some great friends… and music has been an inspiration too!
Ain’t mushroom inside!
Does anyone remember Lonnie Donegan, ‘My Old Man’s A Dustman’? My sister an I used to think it was so funny when we were small children… all the dreadful puns which we thought were so hilarious! Whenever I hear the word ‘mushroom’ I always remember “… there ain’t mushroom inside!”
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El mariachi
Passing by a music shop in Bristol I saw this lovely guitar; I thought two things, one I would love to have it,two I must practice the guitar I’ve already got! … and then I read the description and I had to chortle!
MoreRed sails, green boat
Walking along the seafront, along the promenade at Portstewart in Northern Ireland, we came across this extraordinary and beautiful sculpture. At first we couldn’t make out what it was but just circled it admiringly, was it seaweed, was it a boat, a sea-bird, a fish, was it something from some Irish legend? It didn’t take […]
MorePreachin’ Blues
About a week ago I posted a video of a favourite band of mine, The Black Diamond Express. I saw them in Glasgow earlier this year and think they are just sensational. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to see them again, but I do have their CD which is, I guess the next best thing. […]
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Lois Elsden 